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A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
an
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
1
tax
credit
and
including
effective
date
and
retroactive
2
applicability
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
422.7,
Code
2015,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
51.
a.
A
taxpayer
taking
a
depreciation
3
allowance
under
section
168
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
for
4
property
described
in
section
422.11G
is
not
allowed
to
take
5
the
allowance
for
purposes
of
this
division
to
the
extent
that
6
a
tax
credit
is
taken
for
the
purchase
and
installation
of
7
the
property
under
section
422.11G.
If
a
credit
is
taken
for
8
the
purchase
and
installation
of
the
property
under
section
9
422.11G,
the
taxpayer
shall
add
the
amount
of
the
allowance
10
taken
on
such
property
to
the
extent
of
the
amount
of
the
11
credit.
12
b.
A
taxpayer
taking
an
expensing
allowance
under
section
13
179
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
for
property
described
in
14
section
422.11G
is
not
allowed
to
take
the
allowance
for
15
purposes
of
this
division
to
the
extent
that
a
tax
credit
16
is
taken
for
the
purchase
and
installation
of
such
property
17
under
section
422.11G.
If
a
credit
is
taken
for
the
purchase
18
and
installation
of
the
property
under
section
422.11G,
the
19
taxpayer
shall
add
the
amount
of
the
allowance
taken
on
such
20
property
to
the
extent
of
the
amount
of
the
credit.
21
c.
This
subsection
is
repealed
on
January
1,
2023.
22
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
422.11G
Electric
or
natural
gas
23
vehicle
facility
tax
credit.
24
1.
As
used
in
this
section,
“motor
vehicle”
means
the
same
25
as
defined
in
section
322.2.
26
2.
The
taxes
imposed
under
this
division,
less
the
credits
27
allowed
under
section
422.12,
shall
be
reduced
by
an
electric
28
or
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
tax
credit.
In
order
to
be
29
eligible
to
claim
the
tax
credit,
the
taxpayer
must
comply
with
30
this
section
and
rules
adopted
by
the
director
pursuant
to
31
chapter
17A
necessary
to
administer
and
enforce
this
section.
32
3.
a.
The
taxpayer
claiming
the
tax
credit
on
an
33
agricultural
basis
as
provided
in
subsection
9
must
purchase
34
and
install
any
of
the
following:
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(1)
An
electric
vehicle
facility
that
serves
a
motor
vehicle
1
designed
by
a
manufacturer
to
operate
using
electricity.
2
(2)
A
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
that
serves
a
motor
3
vehicle
that
is
any
of
the
following:
4
(a)
Designed
by
the
manufacturer
to
operate
using
5
compressed
natural
gas.
6
(b)
Converted
as
an
aftermarket
alternative
fuel
vehicle
7
to
operate
using
compressed
natural
gas
if
the
conversion
8
equipment
is
certified
by
the
United
States
environmental
9
protection
agency,
including
as
provided
in
40
C.F.R.
pt.
85.
10
b.
The
taxpayer
claiming
the
tax
credit
on
a
commercial
11
basis
as
provided
in
subsection
9
must
purchase
and
install
any
12
of
the
following:
13
(1)
An
electric
vehicle
facility
that
serves
a
motor
vehicle
14
designed
by
a
manufacturer
to
operate
using
electricity.
15
(2)
A
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
that
serves
a
motor
16
vehicle
that
is
any
of
the
following:
17
(a)
Designed
by
the
manufacturer
to
operate
using
18
compressed
natural
gas.
19
(b)
Converted
as
an
aftermarket
alternative
fuel
vehicle
20
to
operate
using
compressed
natural
gas
if
the
conversion
21
equipment
is
certified
by
the
United
States
environmental
22
protection
agency,
including
as
provided
in
40
C.F.R.
pt.
85.
23
c.
The
taxpayer
claiming
the
tax
credit
on
a
residential
24
basis
as
provided
in
subsection
9
must
purchase
and
install
an
25
electric
vehicle
facility
that
serves
a
motor
vehicle
designed
26
by
a
manufacturer
to
operate
using
electricity.
27
4.
a.
After
verifying
the
eligibility
for
an
electric
or
28
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
tax
credit
as
provided
in
this
29
section,
the
department
of
revenue
shall
issue
the
taxpayer
an
30
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
tax
credit
certificate
31
which
must
be
attached
to
the
taxpayer’s
tax
return.
An
32
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
tax
credit
certificate
33
shall
include
all
of
the
following:
34
(1)
The
taxpayer’s
name,
address,
tax
identification
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number,
and
any
other
information
required
by
the
department
1
of
revenue.
2
(2)
A
description
of
the
infrastructure,
equipment,
or
3
machinery
being
purchased
and
installed
which
is
eligible
for
4
the
tax
credit
to
be
claimed
on
the
taxpayer’s
tax
return.
5
(3)
The
amount
of
the
tax
credit
being
claimed.
6
(4)
The
date
that
the
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
7
facility
was
placed
in
service.
8
b.
The
director
shall
adopt
rules
establishing
criteria
9
for
the
receipt
of
applications
for
electric
or
natural
gas
10
vehicle
facility
tax
credit
certificates
and
the
issuance
of
11
those
certificates.
A
tax
credit
certificate
shall
be
issued
12
in
the
taxpayer’s
name
and
shall
expire
on
or
after
the
last
13
day
of
the
taxable
year
for
which
the
taxpayer
is
claiming
the
14
tax
credit.
A
tax
credit
certificate
is
nontransferable.
15
5.
The
aggregate
amount
of
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
16
facility
tax
credit
certificates
that
may
be
issued
pursuant
17
to
this
section
shall
not
exceed
five
million
dollars
for
all
18
tax
years
that
the
tax
credit
is
available
under
this
section.
19
The
department
shall
issue
the
tax
credit
certificates
on
a
20
first-come,
first-served
basis
to
qualified
applicants
as
21
follows:
22
a.
Two
million
dollars
for
electric
vehicle
facilities.
23
b.
Two
million
dollars
for
natural
gas
vehicle
facilities.
24
(1)
Except
as
provided
in
subparagraph
(2),
a
person
is
not
25
entitled
to
apply
for
tax
credit
certificates
for
all
natural
26
gas
vehicle
facilities
equal
to
more
than
two
hundred
thousand
27
dollars.
28
(2)
A
person
is
not
entitled
to
apply
for
tax
credit
29
certificates
equal
to
more
than
four
hundred
thousand
dollars
30
for
all
natural
gas
vehicle
facilities
that
are
part
of
a
31
business
or
businesses
selling
compressed
natural
gas
on
a
32
retail
basis.
A
person
is
not
eligible
to
apply
for
a
tax
33
credit
under
both
this
subparagraph
and
subparagraph
(1).
34
c.
One
million
dollars
for
either
electric
vehicle
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facilities
as
provided
in
paragraph
“a”
or
natural
gas
vehicle
1
facilities
as
provided
in
paragraph
“b”
.
2
d.
Of
the
aggregate
amount
of
the
tax
credit
unobligated
3
or
unexpended
on
July
1,
2017,
for
either
electric
vehicle
4
facilities
as
provided
in
paragraph
“a”
or
natural
gas
vehicle
5
facilities
as
provided
in
paragraph
“b”
.
However,
paragraph
6
“b”
,
subparagraph
(2),
is
not
applicable
to
natural
gas
vehicle
7
facilities
receiving
a
tax
credit
certificate
under
this
8
paragraph
“d”
.
9
6.
An
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
is
limited
10
to
infrastructure,
equipment,
or
machinery
used
to
store,
11
dispense,
dry,
and
meter
electricity
or
compressed
natural
12
gas.
For
electricity,
it
may
include
charging
equipment,
13
infrastructure,
or
batteries.
For
compressed
natural
gas,
it
14
may
include
pipes,
compressors,
dryers,
or
vaporizers.
15
7.
The
amount
of
the
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
16
facility
tax
credit
equals
thirty
percent
of
the
total
cost
to
17
the
taxpayer
of
purchasing
the
infrastructure,
equipment,
or
18
machinery
and
thirty
percent
of
the
total
cost
to
the
taxpayer
19
of
installing
the
infrastructure,
equipment,
or
machinery.
20
8.
The
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
must
comply
21
with
any
applicable
federal
and
state
standards
and
the
latest
22
applicable
and
available
ASTM
international
specifications.
23
9.
The
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
tax
credit
24
may
be
claimed
by
a
person
on
an
agricultural,
commercial,
or
25
residential
basis
as
follows:
26
a.
A
person
may
claim
the
tax
credit
on
an
agricultural
27
basis
if
the
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
is
28
located
on
land
primarily
used
in
the
production
of
a
crop
as
29
defined
in
section
202.1
or
livestock
as
defined
in
section
30
717.1.
The
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
must
be
31
used
by
an
agricultural
producer
as
defined
in
section
15E.202
32
or
a
person
under
the
management
of
the
agricultural
producer.
33
The
tax
credit
must
be
taken
in
equal
installments
in
three
34
consecutive
tax
years,
beginning
with
the
tax
year
in
which
the
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electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
is
placed
in
service.
1
If
any
part
of
the
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
2
is
taken
out
of
service
and
not
immediately
replaced
and
the
3
facility
placed
back
in
service,
the
tax
credit
expires
and
4
the
taxpayer
cannot
take
any
remaining
installment
of
the
tax
5
credit.
6
b.
A
person
may
claim
the
tax
credit
on
a
commercial
basis
7
if
the
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
is
part
of
a
8
business
selling
electricity
or
compressed
natural
gas
on
a
9
retail
basis,
or
may
claim
the
tax
credit
if
the
electric
or
10
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
is
used
by
a
business
for
its
own
11
vehicle
fleet
or
employees.
The
tax
credit
must
be
taken
in
12
equal
installments
in
three
consecutive
tax
years,
beginning
13
with
the
tax
year
in
which
the
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
14
facility
is
placed
in
service.
If
any
part
of
the
electric
15
or
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
is
taken
out
of
service
and
16
not
immediately
replaced
and
the
facility
placed
back
in
17
service,
the
tax
credit
expires
and
the
taxpayer
cannot
take
18
any
remaining
installment
of
the
tax
credit.
19
c.
A
person
may
claim
the
tax
credit
on
a
residential
basis
20
only
for
an
electric
vehicle
facility
that
is
for
personal,
21
family,
or
household
use.
The
entire
amount
of
the
tax
credit
22
must
be
claimed
in
the
tax
year
in
which
the
electric
vehicle
23
facility
is
first
placed
in
service.
24
10.
Any
tax
credit
in
excess
of
the
taxpayer’s
tax
liability
25
shall
be
refunded.
In
lieu
of
claiming
a
refund,
the
taxpayer
26
may
elect
to
have
the
overpayment
shown
on
the
taxpayer’s
27
final,
completed
return
credited
to
the
tax
liability
for
the
28
following
tax
year.
29
11.
An
individual
may
claim
the
tax
credit
allowed
a
30
partnership,
limited
liability
company,
S
corporation,
estate,
31
or
trust
electing
to
have
the
income
taxed
directly
to
the
32
individual.
The
amount
claimed
by
the
individual
shall
be
33
based
upon
the
pro
rata
share
of
the
individual’s
earnings
of
34
the
partnership,
limited
liability
company,
S
corporation,
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estate,
or
trust.
1
12.
A
person
shall
not
claim
a
tax
credit
under
this
section
2
for
an
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
that
was
placed
3
in
service
on
or
after
January
1,
2018.
However,
a
person
4
claiming
the
tax
credit
on
an
agricultural
or
commercial
basis
5
who
placed
the
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
in
6
service
prior
to
January
1,
2018,
may
continue
to
claim
the
tax
7
credit
for
tax
years
ending
on
or
after
January
1,
2018,
as
8
provided
in
subsection
9.
9
13.
This
section
is
repealed
on
January
1,
2023.
10
Sec.
3.
Section
422.33,
Code
2015,
is
amended
by
adding
the
11
following
new
subsection:
12
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
11.
The
taxes
imposed
under
this
division
13
shall
be
reduced
by
an
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
14
tax
credit
for
each
tax
year
that
the
taxpayer
is
eligible
to
15
claim
the
tax
credit
under
this
subsection.
16
a.
The
taxpayer
must
claim
the
tax
credit
on
an
agricultural
17
or
commercial
basis
in
the
same
manner
as
provided
in
section
18
422.11G.
The
taxpayer
must
claim
the
tax
credit
according
19
to
the
same
requirements,
for
the
same
amount,
and
for
the
20
same
period
as
provided
in
section
422.11G.
The
amount
of
the
21
tax
credit
shall
be
calculated
in
the
same
manner
as
provided
22
in
section
422.11G.
A
taxpayer
claiming
a
tax
credit
on
an
23
agricultural
or
commercial
basis
is
subject
to
the
same
penalty
24
for
taking
the
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
out
of
25
service
as
provided
in
section
422.11G.
26
b.
This
subsection
is
repealed
on
January
1,
2023.
27
Sec.
4.
Section
422.35,
Code
2015,
is
amended
by
adding
the
28
following
new
subsection:
29
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
15.
a.
A
taxpayer
taking
a
depreciation
30
allowance
under
section
168
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
for
31
property
described
in
section
422.33,
subsection
11,
is
not
32
allowed
to
take
the
allowance
for
purposes
of
this
division
33
to
the
extent
that
a
tax
credit
is
taken
for
the
purchase
and
34
installation
of
the
property
under
section
422.33,
subsection
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11.
If
a
credit
is
taken
for
the
purchase
and
installation
of
1
the
property
under
section
422.33,
subsection
11,
the
taxpayer
2
shall
add
the
amount
of
the
allowance
taken
on
such
property
to
3
the
extent
of
the
amount
of
the
credit.
4
b.
A
taxpayer
taking
an
expensing
allowance
under
section
5
179
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
for
property
described
in
6
section
422.33,
subsection
11,
is
not
allowed
to
take
the
7
allowance
for
purposes
of
this
division
to
the
extent
that
a
8
tax
credit
is
taken
for
the
purchase
and
installation
of
such
9
property
under
section
422.33,
subsection
11.
If
a
credit
10
is
taken
for
the
purchase
and
installation
of
the
property
11
under
section
422.33,
subsection
11,
the
taxpayer
shall
add
the
12
amount
of
the
allowance
taken
on
such
property
to
the
extent
of
13
the
amount
of
the
credit.
14
c.
This
subsection
is
repealed
on
January
1,
2023.
15
Sec.
5.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
16
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
17
Sec.
6.
RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
18
retroactively
to
January
1,
2015,
for
tax
years
beginning
on
19
or
after
that
date.
20
EXPLANATION
21
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
22
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
23
This
bill
creates
an
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
24
facility
tax
credit
for
persons
who
purchase
and
install
an
25
electric
vehicle
facility
or
a
natural
gas
vehicle
facility.
26
The
amount
of
the
tax
credit
is
30
percent
of
the
cost
of
27
purchasing
and
30
percent
of
the
cost
of
installing
the
28
facility.
A
person
may
claim
the
tax
credit
on
an
agricultural
29
(farmer),
commercial
(business),
or
residential
(personal,
30
family,
or
household)
basis.
The
bill
provides
that
$5
million
31
is
dedicated
for
the
issuance
of
tax
credit
certificates
32
which
must
be
attached
to
a
person’s
tax
return
in
order
to
33
claim
the
tax
credit.
A
person
claiming
the
tax
credit
on
34
an
agricultural
or
commercial
basis
may
claim
the
tax
credit
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for
an
electric
or
natural
gas
facility.
The
person
must
1
claim
one-third
of
the
tax
credit
for
each
of
three
tax
years
2
beginning
in
the
tax
year
that
the
facility
was
placed
in
3
service.
A
person
claiming
the
tax
credit
on
a
residential
4
basis
may
claim
the
tax
credit
for
only
the
electric
vehicle
5
facility.
The
person
must
claim
the
tax
credit
in
the
tax
year
6
in
which
the
electric
vehicle
facility
was
placed
in
service.
7
Any
tax
credit
in
excess
of
the
taxpayer’s
tax
liability
is
8
refundable
or
may
be
credited
to
the
tax
liability
for
the
9
following
tax
year.
10
The
taxpayer
must
place
the
facility
in
service
before
11
January
1,
2018,
but
those
taxpayers
claiming
on
an
12
agricultural
or
commercial
basis
may
continue
to
claim
the
tax
13
credit
after
that
date
for
purposes
of
meeting
the
requirement
14
that
one-third
of
the
credit
be
taken
each
year
for
three
years
15
and
the
authorization
to
carry
forward
the
excess
for
one
year.
16
The
aggregate
amount
of
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
17
facility
tax
credit
certificates
that
may
be
issued
cannot
18
exceed
$5
million
for
all
tax
years
that
the
tax
credit
is
19
available.
Two
million
dollars
is
allocated
to
electric
20
vehicle
facilities,
$2
million
is
allocated
to
natural
gas
21
facilities,
and
$1
million
is
allocated
to
either
electric
22
vehicle
facilities
or
natural
gas
vehicle
facilities.
As
of
23
July
1,
2017,
any
remaining
unobligated
or
unexpended
moneys
24
are
allocated
to
either
type
of
facility.
25
The
tax
credit
applies
retroactively
to
tax
years
beginning
26
on
and
after
January
1,
2015.
The
bill’s
provisions
are
27
repealed
on
January
1,
2023.
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
28
enactment.
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